Mike Flanagan Assembles Cast for New Exorcist Film

Filmmaker Mike Flanagan has assembled a star-studded ensemble for his upcoming reimagining of The Exorcist, enlisting several longtime collaborators alongside high-profile leads for the project set to begin production soon in New York City.

The film, which Flanagan wrote, directed, and is producing through his Red Room Pictures banner, features Scarlett Johansson in the role of a mother and Jacobi Jupe as her son, with supporting turns from Chiwetel Ejiofor, Laurence Fishburne, John Leguizamo, Sasha Calle, and Diane Lane. Newly announced additions include a group of actors who have frequently appeared in Flanagan's previous works, such as Carla Gugino, Rahul Kohli, Hamish Linklater, Carl Lumbly, Samantha Sloyan, Kate Siegel, John Gallagher Jr., Robert Longstreet, Gil Bellows, Matt Biedel, and Benjamin Pajak.

This latest Exorcist installment takes place within the established universe of the iconic horror franchise but stands apart as an original story, unaffiliated with the 2023 release The Exorcist: Believer, which underperformed at the box office and received mixed reviews from audiences and critics. Specific plot details and character assignments for most of the cast remain...